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(Jeremy Robbins) wrote in message . com...
I have a contractor who has offered to install replacement windows,
but in a way I am not familiar with. He is proposing to remove the
brick molding and interior molding and cut through the existing nail
flange with a sawzall. The replacement window will then be installed
with screws through the sides in the rough window opening, not the
window frame like a normal replacement window. Is this a good idea?
Should I tell him we want new constuction windows without the nailing
fin instead of a replacement window? Can you put a new construction
window with the frame in without messing with the siding?
Thanks for any help!
I am so confused by the numerous contractors I have talked too, one
says replacement bad, use new, another says use sash replacements.
tex

I had the same problem. In my old home i wanted to get rid of the
windows as they were paper thin. I was afraid of new construction
windows as there would be inside plaster damage and damage to the
mouldings (120+ year old and can't match). What i got and assume your
are talking about is an insert. i did 1 test window in my bathroom. It
worked out perfectly, is sound and did not reduce the size of my
window - a hell of a lot cheaper too. only concern in the age of the
home is that there is 0 insulation around the windows as the moulding
was not removed. What I will now do for the remaining 30 windows is
work along with the installer boring holes in the frames and laying in
foam. By the way - the outside of the home was not touched in the
process.